Cube Orientation
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2017 10:53 am
I had a minor...curiosity over the last few hours. Are the environment cubes orientated in a specific way? I.e is it possible to know which side of the cube will be the top, side, bottom? Are systems "the right way up"?
The reason I say this, is because each system is connected to other systems (for the most part) but we can't *see* the stars from those other systems, some of which would be kind of bright. It would be nice for example, to be able to put some "key" stars in specific areas of our 'art' in order to have a general idea of where we should be going. This may in turn lead to eventual Vega Strike constellations just as a matter of course, which in turn, would be interesting.
So for example System 1 may have yellow StarA and may be directly above system 2, therefore, we could put a sizeable yellow ball in System2's environment map in the top side of the cube. If it's two systems away then a slightly smaller dot. Well that's the general idea...
so...is it possible or is it a pipe dream?
The reason I say this, is because each system is connected to other systems (for the most part) but we can't *see* the stars from those other systems, some of which would be kind of bright. It would be nice for example, to be able to put some "key" stars in specific areas of our 'art' in order to have a general idea of where we should be going. This may in turn lead to eventual Vega Strike constellations just as a matter of course, which in turn, would be interesting.
So for example System 1 may have yellow StarA and may be directly above system 2, therefore, we could put a sizeable yellow ball in System2's environment map in the top side of the cube. If it's two systems away then a slightly smaller dot. Well that's the general idea...
so...is it possible or is it a pipe dream?